Donald Trump Puerto Rico

• Trump calls Puerto Rico ‘one of the most corrupt places on Earth’ as hurricane skirts by

  Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 that killed about 3,000 people soon after the island filed for bankruptcy.

  Weather

  Aug 29, 2019
  
• Trump says he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than ‘any living human being’

  “Puerto Rico has been taken better care of by Donald Trump than by any living human being,” Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a rally in Michigan.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2019
  
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• Hundreds mark Hurricane Maria anniversary with march at Mar-a-Lago

  One year since Hurricane Maria killed over 3,000 in Puerto Rico, activists marched to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property to protest the U.S.'s response to the disaster.

  World

  Sep 22, 2018
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• Trump denies 3,000 Puerto Ricans died due to Hurricane Maria, blames Democrats

  U.S. President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to deny a report that 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017.

  World

  Sep 13, 2018
• Trump’s boasts about ‘great’ hurricane response in Puerto Rico slammed as ‘blatantly false’

  Trump’s comments come after the government’s response to Maria has been harshly criticized.

  Weather

  Sep 12, 2018
• Donald Trump says gov’t did ‘fantastic job in Puerto Rico’ despite deaths of 3,000 people after Hurricane Maria

  The U.S. territory's governor this week raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 - almost twice the government's previous estimate.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2018
• Puerto Rico seeks $94 billion in federal aid after Hurricane Maria

  So far, Congress has approved nearly $5 billion in aid for Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Maria caused widespread damage on Sept. 20 and the worst blackout in U.S. history.

  Weather

  Nov 13, 2017
• Donald Trump tries out Spanish accent during Hispanic Heritage Month remarks

  Trump played with the pronunciation of Puerto Rico as he saluted Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House.

  World

  Oct 6, 2017
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• Donald Trump this week: Trump faces leadership test after Las Vegas, and Puerto Rico trip

  Here is what else happened this week in the world of Donald J. Trump.

  World

  Oct 6, 2017
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• Rihanna confronts Trump about Puerto Rico

  "Don't let your people die like this," Rihanna warned U.S. President Donald Trump.

  Entertainment

  Sep 28, 2017